The ABA administers a national book voucher scheme, Australian Book Vouchers.
Booksellers can utilise the ABA Book Voucher scheme to generate add on sales and offer customers a flexible gift of choice - redeemable at bricks and mortar bookshops nationwide. Currently, Australian Book Vouchers cannot be redeemed online.
Vouchers are available in denominations of $10, $15, $20, $30, $50 and $100.
To purchase vouchers with a member discount please log into the Members' store
Information about the scheme
The ABA guarantees bookshops, whether ABA members or not, that once they have exchanged vouchers for books, an agreed monetary amount will be reimbursed on the return of the voucher until the 'valid to' date stamped on the voucher.
To be accepted for reimbursement an Australian Book Voucher must:
- Have a 'valid to' date which has not yet been passed, please contact the ABA office if an expired voucher is presented
- The bookseller must stamp or write 'cancelled' across the front of the redeemed voucher
- Vouchers returned to ABA must be accompanied by a completed claim form
- All cancelled vouchers must be returned by secure post to the ABA for reimbursement
Reimbursement
- Returned vouchers are processed fortnightly. A bank transfer or cheque for returned vouchers and a remittance advice/tax invoice showing the GST amount are emailed to stores on the processing of a completed claim form
- Booksellers will be reimbursed the face value less 11% for returned Australian Book Vouchers. The 11% comprises covers the cost of printing the vouchers, the administration of the scheme including marketing, postage, credit card fees, staffing and the GST. The bookseller can claim back the GST component as an input tax credit
- GST is payable on the redemption of the vouchers, i.e. the exchange of vouchers for books. The vouchers are exchanged for books that have a GST-inclusive value. The bookseller must remit the GST component (1/11 of the value of the books supplied) to the Australian Tax Office. If a customer chooses books of a lesser value than the voucher, it is recommended that the bookseller issue another book voucher or credit note to the value of the difference
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